Don Cornelius, 75,the man who launched "Soul Train" in Chicago in the early 1970s and hosted it for more than 20 years, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday(01/02/2012). He had suffered from health problems, a difficult divorce, and had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge in 2009.
Creator of the iconic TV music and dance show "Soul Train" that helped introduce Americans to black pop culture. It ran on TV until 2006,making it the longest TV music and dance show
Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the TV show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a "flash mob" organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's "Soul Train lines" in which people would take turns dancing toward a TV camera while showing off their most outrageous moves.
"One of the things that Don's death brought us to is that we've got to look in the mirror before we end up in this kind of situation," Sharpton told the crowd”
May his soul rest in peace, he would be dearly missed.
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My mother loved this man for his creativity and my parents were fond of the show. RIP.
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